Saturday, August 1, 2009

Word Of The Week: Depravity

I just watched a movie preview for the new Sherlock Holmes movies, which looks pretty good. Anyhow, they used the word depravity, which I think is my new substitute for debauchery. Classier, I think - it implies more of a choice taken than random behavior. However, that is clearly not part of the definition as you can see below......

de·prav·i·ty

Pronunciation:
\di-ˈpra-və-tē also -ˈprā-\
Function:
noun
Date:
1641

1 : a corrupt act or practice
2 : the quality or state of being depraved

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think you mean debauchery.